Western Digital WD TV Media Player

I finally sprung for the Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player (horrible name), and I have to say I’m very pleased. The lack of WiFi or ethernet port doesn’t bother me as I’ll eventually hook up a Drobo or NAS drive to it via USB. This device has played absolutely everything I’ve thrown at it, including 1080p MKV videos. There is currently no cover art support for MKV or AVI files, but I’ve been told that Western Digital is working on that on an upcoming firmware update.

Browsing photos, music, and video files is a breeze and quite snappy. Subtitle support works right out of the box. The interface is reminiscent of the Playstation 3 and is very easy to navigate with the included remote control (comes with batteries!).

I was previously using my PC with TVersity software to stream content to my XBOX 360 over WiFi. Large HD files would choke and stutter, and having to leave my PC on while watching movies was costly. So all in all this was a great purchase ($149.99) and should pay for itself in no time. Highly recommended.

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